moon .5deg.comMay 2026: Moonrise, Moonset, Moon phase and Moon position here: Orange, Australia (New South Wales, Orange Municipality). This month starts with moon illumination of 98.8% (01. May, 00:00) and ends with 100% (31. May, 23:59). Full moon (Orange Local time): • 2026-05-02, 03:24 • 2026-05-31, 18:46
Graph is showing the illumination of the moon at 12:00 (in local time) for shown day, 100% = full moon, 0% = new moon:
Approximate distance of the Moon from Earth (May 2026) minimal-maximal:
363 311 km225 751 mi -
405 397 km251 902 mi
View angle: maximal: 0.548°, minimal: 0.491°
Table view of above data: infoMoon illumination & Distance 
12:00
| date | Day | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon illumination | Distance |
| 01 | Friday | 16:48 | 05:57 | 99.6% | 399815 km |
| 02 | Saturday | 17:20 | 06:56 | 99.9% | 402530 km |
| 03 | Sunday | 17:57 | 07:56 | 98.3% | 404404 km |
| 04 | Monday | 18:39 | 08:54 | 94.9% | 405373 km |
| 05 | Tuesday | 19:28 | 09:50 | 89.9% | 405397 km |
| 06 | Wednesday | 20:21 | 10:41 | 83.5% | 404468 km |
| 07 | Thursday | 21:19 | 11:27 | 75.9% | 402603 km |
| 08 | Friday | 22:18 | 12:07 | 67.3% | 399853 km |
| 09 | Saturday | 23:18 | 12:41 | 57.9% | 396309 km |
| 10 | Sunday | 00:00 | 13:13 | 48% | 392109 km |
| 11 | Monday | 00:19 | 13:42 | 37.9% | 387440 km |
| 12 | Tuesday | 01:21 | 14:09 | 27.9% | 382536 km |
| 13 | Wednesday | 02:23 | 14:37 | 18.7% | 377667 km |
| 14 | Thursday | 03:29 | 15:07 | 10.7% | 373124 km |
| 15 | Friday | 04:37 | 15:41 | 4.5% | 369191 km |
| 16 | Saturday | 05:51 | 16:20 | 0.9% | 366123 km |
| 17 | Sunday | 07:07 | 17:09 | 0.1% | 364120 km |
| 18 | Monday | 08:23 | 18:07 | 2.4% | 363311 km |
| 19 | Tuesday | 09:33 | 19:15 | 7.6% | 363746 km |
| 20 | Wednesday | 10:33 | 20:27 | 15.2% | 365384 km |
| 21 | Thursday | 11:23 | 21:40 | 24.6% | 368109 km |
| 22 | Friday | 12:03 | 22:49 | 35% | 371733 km |
| 23 | Saturday | 12:36 | 23:54 | 45.8% | 376022 km |
| 24 | Sunday | 13:05 | 00:00 | 56.5% | 380709 km |
| 25 | Monday | 13:31 | 00:56 | 66.7% | 385523 km |
| 26 | Tuesday | 13:57 | 01:55 | 75.9% | 390206 km |
| 27 | Wednesday | 14:23 | 02:53 | 83.8% | 394528 km |
| 28 | Thursday | 14:51 | 03:51 | 90.4% | 398300 km |
| 29 | Friday | 15:22 | 04:50 | 95.3% | 401373 km |
| 30 | Saturday | 15:57 | 05:49 | 98.5% | 403641 km |
| 31 | Sunday | 16:37 | 06:47 | 99.9% | 405032 km |